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Short CoursesBy Claudia Lynch, Benchmarks Online EditorAfter some delay, Fall Short Courses have finally been scheduled. Please consult the Short Courses page to see the to see the course schedules and to register for the classes of your choice. Customized Short CoursesFaculty members can request customized short courses from ACS, geared to their class needs. Other groups can request special courses also. Contact ACS for more information (ISB 119, 565-4068, lynch@unt.edu). Especially for Faculty and Staff MembersIn addition to the ACS Short Courses, which are available to students, faculty and staff, staff and faculty members can take courses offered through the Human Resources Department, the Center for Distributed Learning, and the UNT Libraries' Multimedia Development Lab. Additionally, the Center for Continuing Education and Conference Management offers a variety of courses to both UNT and the general community, usually for a small fee. GroupWise TrainingInformation about GroupWise training can be found at the GroupWise course site. As stated on the site, The GroupWise 6 course has been divided into 3 classes, which are spread out through the semester. All classes are held in the Eagle Student Services Center, Room 152 (Training Lab) from 10 a.m. - Noon. The schedules are as follows:
You can register online by clicking here or by calling Human Resources at 565-4246. If would like to have a Basic GroupWise seminar for your area, please contact Jason Gutierrez, Network Computing Services, jasong@unt.edu . Center for Distributed LearningThe Center for Distributed Learning offers courses especially for Faculty Members. A list of topics and further information can be found at http://www.unt.edu/cdl/training_events/index.htm The center also offers a "Brown Bag" series which meets for lunch the first Thursday of each month at Noon in Chilton 245. The purpose of this group is to bring faculty members together to share their experiences with distributed learning. One demonstration will be made at each meeting by a faculty member with experience in distributed learning. More information on these activities can be found at the Center for Distributed Learning Website. Technical TrainingTechnical Training for campus network managers is available, from time to time, through the Network Computing Services (NCS) division of the Computing and Information Technology Center. Check the NCS site to see if and when they are offering any training. UNT Mini-CoursesThere are a variety of courses offered, for a fee, to UNT faculty, staff and students as well as the general public. For additional information surf over to http://www.pware.com/index.cfm?clientid=2694a Alternate Forms of TrainingMany of the General Access Labs around campus have tutorials installed on their computers. For example, the College of Education has Macromedia Tutorials for Dreamweaver 4.0, Flash 5.0 and Fireworks 4.0. The Training Web site has all sorts of information about alternate forms of training. Computer Based Training (CBT) is one of the alternatives offered. Of particular interest are courses available via SkillSoft/SmartForce. See http://www.unt.edu/smartforce/ for more information. |